INTERNATIONAL: The 2020 Paralympic Games come to an end in Tokyo on Sunday, and everyone agrees, pandemic or not, they’ve been a triumph for people with disabilities. Dozens of world records have been broken this week, even amidst torrential rain. The weather forecast looks set to improve though, raising hopes of a splendid send-off in Sunday night’s closing ceremony.

For the athletes though, they won’t want these games to end. US and Thai athletes have had an amazing 24 hours, although Greek runner Athanasios Ghavelas arguably stole the show late on Thursday setting a new world record. In the men's T11 100m, where visually impaired sprinters run with a guide, the 21-year-old put in a supreme showing. The pair were in perfect sync and set a new world record of 10.82 seconds.

In the women's T12 100m, Cuba's Omara Durand Elias dominated the race to win her seventh Paralympic gold medal. The rain fell heavily as competitors prepared for the women's T53 400m, but that wasn't enough to stop Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner. Switzerland celebrated again when the experienced Manuela Schaer held off a challenge from US athlete Cheri Madsen in the women's T54 final.

In the men's T53 800m, Thailand's young star Paeyo Pongsakorn once again took on and defeated legendary Canadian Brent Lakatos.